diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 82688be1a..5ca30b882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install -y libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libsm-dev libice-dev librsvg2-dev
           sudo apt install -y libxfixes-dev libxi-dev libx11-dev gettext intltool
           sudo apt install -y libxml-parser-perl x11proto-core-dev libasound2-dev
-          sudo apt install -y libgirepository1.0-dev linux-libc-dev
+          sudo apt install -y libgirepository1.0-dev linux-libc-dev gir1.2-sugarext-1.0
 
           # install python3 dependencies
           sudo apt install -y gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 python3-six python3-decorator
diff --git a/ci/docs.sh b/ci/docs.sh
index 0c3c3dc56..5efd5bf7d 100755
--- a/ci/docs.sh
+++ b/ci/docs.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ sudo mv doc/_build/html deploy/sugar3
 sudo touch deploy/.nojekyll
 # create an index.html so that users don't become confused
 show-green "Writing index.html"
-echo "<h1>Page Moved</h1>" > deploy/index.html
-echo "<p>We have moved this page to <a href=\"https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/README.md\">GitHub</a>.</p>" >> deploy/index.html
-echo "<p>How did you get here? Please <a href=\"https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/issues\">report</a> any lingering links.</p>" >> deploy/index.html
+sudo echo "<h1>Page Moved</h1>" > deploy/index.html
+sudo echo "<p>We have moved this page to <a href=\"https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/README.md\">GitHub</a>.</p>" >> deploy/index.html
+sudo echo "<p>How did you get here? Please <a href=\"https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/issues\">report</a> any lingering links.</p>" >> deploy/index.html
 
 show-green "Done"